SPECIAL NOTICE
Malicious code was found on the site, which has been removed, but would have been able to access files and the database, revealing email addresses, posts, and encoded passwords (which would need to be decoded). However, there is no direct evidence that any such activity occurred. REGARDLESS, BE SURE TO CHANGE YOUR PASSWORDS. And as is good practice, remember to never use the same password on more than one site. While performing housekeeping, we also decided to upgrade the forums.
This is a site for discussing roleplaying games. Have fun doing so, but there is one major rule: do not discuss political issues that aren't directly and uniquely related to the subject of the thread and about gaming. While this site is dedicated to free speech, the following will not be tolerated: devolving a thread into unrelated political discussion, sockpuppeting (using multiple and/or bogus accounts), disrupting topics without contributing to them, and posting images that could get someone fired in the workplace (an external link is OK, but clearly mark it as Not Safe For Work, or NSFW). If you receive a warning, please take it seriously and either move on to another topic or steer the discussion back to its original RPG-related theme.

Looking for detailed terrain rules…

Started by briansommers, March 20, 2023, 12:44:34 PM

Previous topic - Next topic
Print
Go Down Pages1
User actions

briansommers

March 20, 2023, 12:44:34 PM
Any rule system that would really zoom in on terrain types?

Like grass but in different heights etc... and others as well.

GeekyBugle

#1
March 20, 2023, 12:53:27 PM
Quote from: briansommers on March 20, 2023, 12:44:34 PM
Any rule system that would really zoom in on terrain types?

Like grass but in different heights etc... and others as well.

You're looking for a wargame, at least I can't remember a single RPG with that kind of detail.

ATM I can't remember a free system to recommend but the GrimDark Future is free here https://www.onepagerules.com/games/grimdark-future

I'm not 100% sure it has all the rules and the complete book isn't free $5 US https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/318974/Grimdark-Future--Full-Rulebook
Quote from: Rhedyn

Here is why this forum tends to be so stupid. Many people here think Joe Biden is "The Left", when he is actually Far Right and every US republican is just an idiot.

"During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act."

― George Orwell

Wtrmute

#2
March 20, 2023, 02:00:35 PM
Can't say I did, except for perhaps Dave Arneson's 1979 Adventures in Fantasy which had some options for random terrain generation; but those rules don't go into detail about the height of grass or anything of the sort; they generate square blocks, sixty feet on a side, of clear/hilly/forested/hilly forested/mountainious terrain, possibly crossed by a stream or a river.

Alternately, I've seen so-called hex flowers (popularised by Goblin's Henchman) which might — perhaps with some adaptation — fit your needs: for example this one or this one.

David Johansen

#3
March 21, 2023, 07:32:04 AM
Gamemaster Law for Rolemaster Standard System has a big discussion of terrain on a campaign map level.  I'm pretty sure it's originally from Campaign Law.  War Law covers terrain types in some detail but it's basically a chart heavy hex and counter game.  I think Heavy Gear had some terrain discussion because it was as much a tactical wargame as it was a roleplaying game.  Traveller 5 has some world mapping terrain discussion.  I've got some campaign level terrain notes for The Arcane Confabulation but largely dealing with utility stuff like population support and resources.
Fantasy Adventure Comic, games, and more http://www.uncouthsavage.com
Print
Go Up Pages1
User actions